mental illness

She spent less than a year at the state psychiatric hospital, said Ellie Brown, who is married to the boys’ uncle. Telnas got custody of Jackson in late 2010 as part of her divorce, court records said.

Serna pleaded “guilty but mentally ill” last month

Early numbers aren’t promising for 2018. Dr. Will Stratford of Missoula says he knows of 11 suicides that occurred during just one week so far this year.

A 50 year-old Nevada man is being held in the Missoula County Jail on a $1.5 million fugitive warrant out of Elko, Nevada on nine counts of sexual abuse of children.

Kaitlyn Cochran and Tara Cady are on a joint mission. Each is a bright, college-educated woman. Each is a VISTA volunteer living and working in Billings. Each is in her 20s. And, each lives with mental illness. Together, they have launched a fundraising and awareness campaign at NAMI Billings to heighten awareness in the community about mental illness, to reduce the stigma associated with mental i

The Montana chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness has announced the winners of its 2013 Hero Awards. The awards are dedicated to individuals or organizations that have fought for better mental health in their community. All of the winners this year were either from Helena or Western Montana communities, like Stevensville, Hamilton, and Missoula.

After the tragic school shootings at the Sandy Hook School in Newtown, Connecticut, more focus is being placed on the mental health of the shooter, 20 year-old Adam Lanza.